Wroclaw: Demonstration in support of the Greek Revolt
On Sunday night in Wroclaw there was a demonstration in support if the events happening in Greece organized by local anarchists. About 70 people gathered on the main square. Candles were lit under a portrait of Alexandros.
One of the participants explained the reasons for the protest - police brutality, state repression, media manipulation and the injustice of the capitalist system. "There are people for which money and property are more important than human life and suffering. These are people in high positions who think they are intellectually great but are morally inferior. The revolt in Greece is a revolt against the system that favourizes those people for whom profits and money are more important than human life," she explained.
Then a member of the Union of Polish Syndicalists (ZSP) described the economic background which led to the social explosion in Greece. He stressed that Greece may be the weakest link in the EU right now but the economic crisis that is effecting Greece is global and is also effecting Poland. "Soon in Lower Silesia alone tens of thousands of people will lose their jobs. And just like in Greece, the government will think only of saving banks and corporations, normal people will be left with a mound of debt on their backs. So we ask - will Polish workers and students give up and just shrug their shoulders again, or will they take an example from the Greeks who questioned the political and economic system on the streets. They already know that nobody has to be accountable to a weak society."
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Monday December 15, 2008 20:15
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13 December was the demo in Katowice in solidarity with struggle in Greece. More than 50 people came - big for Katowice. Demo also had the anti-police character. Anarchists went to police station, carried the portraits of other victims of police violence and banner for Alex.
There are some photos here:
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On December 9 Warsaw anarchists organized solidarity pickets at the Greek and the French embassies. The first took place in front of the Greek Embassy. The protestors held pictures of Alexandros-Andreas Grigoropoulos, killed by police a few days ago. The anarchists, besides condemning the murder also expressed their support for protestors in Greece, for the planned general strike and the stuggle against capitalism and neoliberal reforms in Greece. The chanted different slogans such as "Murderers", "That's what your "democracy" is like", "Solidarity is our Weapon", "Bourgeoisie your end is near" and "No justice, no peace". Embassy employees refused to speak to the protestors.
After some time, the protest moved up the block to the French Embassy. Passing the Parliament, just next to the Embassy, a siren was sounded and anarchists yelled "Watch out! Anarchists are coming!". At the French Embassy the protestors expressed their solidarity for the Tarnac 9. They also criticized the politics of Sarkozy.
At this time, the police tried to put an end to the protests but part of the people regrouped and went back to the Greek Embassy, part of them going through the terrain of the parliament. The police decided that the group, now down to just a little over a dozen people were some "potential terrorist threat" to the Embassy, which prompted some laughs. A few people spontaneously decided to TP the Embassy. The anarchists promised to come back in the next few days in a bigger group and protest again.
Some photos at: